Park Orchards, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Park Orchards is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1130, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Park Orchards at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,835
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $3,155
- SEIFA score
- 1130
- Coordinates
- -37.7760, 145.2112
Park Orchards demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Park Orchards using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 34%, 3% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 666 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 676 | 18% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 544 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,294 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 653 | 17% |
Share of the 3,833 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 572 | 49% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 535 | 46% |
| Rented | 38 | 3% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,157 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,157 occupied private dwellings in Park Orchards.
- Median weekly rent
- $601
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,000
- Average household size
- 3.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,464
- Median weekly personal income
- $958
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 694 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 412 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 20 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,099 (72%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 1,088
- Employed part-time
- 802
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Park Orchards
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Park Orchards is January (average daytime high around 27°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.6°C). The area receives roughly 840 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°C | 14.7°C | 69 mm |
| Feb | 25.7°C | 13.9°C | 37 mm |
| Mar | 23.8°C | 13.1°C | 51 mm |
| Apr | 19.7°C | 10.4°C | 68 mm |
| May | 15.8°C | 8.4°C | 73 mm |
| Jun | 13.1°C | 6.3°C | 76 mm |
| Jul | 12.6°C | 6°C | 63 mm |
| Aug | 13.5°C | 6.1°C | 76 mm |
| Sep | 16.3°C | 7.3°C | 80 mm |
| Oct | 19.5°C | 8.8°C | 94 mm |
| Nov | 21.5°C | 10.7°C | 90 mm |
| Dec | 24.6°C | 12.5°C | 63 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Park Orchards
Where is Park Orchards?
Park Orchards is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Park Orchards?
At the 2021 Census, Park Orchards had a population of about 3,835.
Is Park Orchards an advantaged area?
Park Orchards has an ABS SEIFA score of 1130, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Park Orchards?
Park Orchards has average daytime highs of about 19.4°C and overnight lows of about 9.9°C, with roughly 840 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Park Orchards have high household incomes?
Park Orchards has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Victoria — the 2nd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,155 per week).
Where Park Orchards ranks
Park Orchards appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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